The Oakmark Funds are advised by Harris Associates L.P. an autonomous subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers, L.P.
Learn more about the principles and philosophy behind our funds at HarrisAssoc.com.
Portfolio Manager and Head of Fixed Income
Adam Abbas has been a manager of the Oakmark Bond Fund and Oakmark Equity and Income Fund since 2020. He is also a vice president of the Oakmark Funds.
He started at Harris Associates in 2018 after working as a lead portfolio manager at KVK Credit Opportunity Fund LP. Prior to that, he was a portfolio manager at Driehaus Capital Management, a senior research analyst at Neuberger Berman/Lehman Brothers and an analyst at Huron Consulting Group.
Mr. Abbas earned a B.S. degree from Northwestern University (2004) and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago (2013).
Insights
April 16, 2025
Bill Nygren, CIO-U.S. and portfolio manager, discusses the criteria used to evaluate the management teams and companies he and his team invest in.
News
November 29, 2024
Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager Adam Abbas talked about the importance of portfolio diversification as well as the opportunity set in today’s...
News
August 19, 2024
Head of Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager Adam Abbas talked about the firm’s value investing approach to fixed income, key drivers for security selection...
At Oakmark, we don’t have an opinion about how equities will perform this year, if a recession will start or if the political parties will produce pro-growth candidates during the next election cycle. As long-term investors, we don’t think it matters.
Commentary
Today’s uncertainty gets priced into the market | Fixed income market commentary 1Q 2025
March 31, 2025
As tariffs and news headlines drive uncertainty, fixed income markets have started pricing in the impacts – presenting opportunity for value investors.
Oakmark Equity and Income Fund: First Calendar Quarter 2025
March 31, 2025
With stock prices down, the team is taking advantage of the opportunity by seeking companies with attractive risk-adjusted returns. An insurance company was a top contributor, while a technology company was a top detractor.
Oakmark Bond Fund: First Calendar Quarter 2025
March 31, 2025
The Fund entered the year with a modest overweight to corporate credit and securitized debt, and performed in line with the benchmark this quarter.